Al Manama club announced through social media that they signed with 66 years old Portuguese coach Mario Leonel Palma . the current head coach of Portugal National Team will arrive to Bahrain and start preparations with the club for upcoming season once he finishes his obligations with national team. Coach Mario coached African Club in Tunisia last season and he won the league title there, he had long experience in Africa specially in Angola he coached Angola National Team between 1999 until 2005 and he won FIBA African championship four times 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 beside his experience with Desportivo 1. De Agosto club there. he also had experience in Asia when he coached Jordan National Team and helped them to reach world championship 2010, beside his experience with Zain local club there. here is his Awards/Achievements:Portuguese League Champion -91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98Portuguese Cup Winner -91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98Head Coach: Angolan National Team -99-05Olympic Games -00 (Sydney), 04 (Athens)African Championships -99 (Winner), 01 (Winner), 03 (Winner), 05 (Winner)Angolan League Champion -02, 03, 04, 05World Championships in Indianapolis (USA) -02Luanda Region Finalist -04Angolan Cup Finalist -04Angolan League Regular Season Champion -03, 04Angolan Supercup Winner -04,05Angolan Cup Winner -05, 12Africabasket.com AllAfrican Championships Best Coach -05African Club Championships -05 (3rd Place)Asian Games in Doha -06 (Semifinals)Asian Championships in Tokushima (Japan) -07Head Coach: Jordanian National Team -06-10William Jones Cup Tournament -08Dubai International Tournament Finalist -08FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup Champion -08Jordanian Cup Winner -09WABA Club Championships -09 (Finalist)Jordanian League Regular Season Champion -09Jordanian League Champion -09Asian Championships in Tianjin (China) -09 (Bronze)World Championships in Turkey -10Head Coach: Portuguese National Team -11-15European Championships in Lithuania -11African Champions Cup Finalist -11Angolan League Finalist -12Tunisian League Group A Regular Season Runner-Up -16Tunisian League Champion -16

AL ETTIHAD advanced to the semi-finals of the Khaifa bin Salman Cup last night following an 85-59 victory over Isa Town at Zain Basketball Arena in Um Al Hassam. After a sluggish first half, the victors came alive in the final two quarters when they turned a close game wide open. Etttihad held a slim two-point lead, 13-11, at the end of the first quarter, but at the half found themselves a point down, 39-40. But a third quarter where they outscored their rivals by 11, 26-15, they took a c... [read more]

AL ETTIHAD advanced to the semi-finals of the Khaifa bin Salman Cup last night following an 85-59 victory over Isa Town at Zain Basketball Arena in Um Al Hassam. After a sluggish first half, the victors came alive in the final two quarters when they turned a close game wide open. Etttihad held a slim two-point lead, 13-11, at the end of the first quarter, but at the half found themselves a point down, 39-40. But a third quarter where they outscored their rivals by 11, 26-15, they took a commanding lead and never looked back. Ettihad leg by as many as 26 points the the rest of the way. American professional Quinton Doggett (206-F-90, college: Southern) top scored for the victors with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Ettihad enjoyed a balanced attack from the rest of the team, with Hassan Fahad scoring 14 points and taking down 10 rebounds. Sayed Hashim Wedaei came off the bench and contributed 13 points, while Sayed Mohammed Hameed and Ahmed Ghanim finished with 11 points apiece. Ghanim also had 10 rebounds and three steals. For Isa Town, Mahmood Aziz (F) had 18 points including four-for-four three-pointers. He also had eight rebounds before fouling out. Mansoor Jaber added 15 in the losing effort. With the result, Ettihad now moves on to the final four on the left side of the tournament bracket. They will next face the winner of the massive match-up between reigning Cup holders Muharraq and dangerous contenders Al Ahli, which is scheduled for Sunday at 7.30pm. The semi-final on the right side of the tournament bracket is between Manama and Riffa, which has yet to be scheduled by the Bahrain Basketball Association.Courtesy of: gdnonline.com

Al Ahli Club management has made a big changes in the team during the break, the club loaned three players from Al Hala for rest of season after Al Hala season finished by losing in Cup Competition against Al-Ittihad, the 3 players are: The guard Hussain Salman who played with Al Hala 24 games and averaged 8ppg, 2rpg, 4.5apg, 1.5spg The swingman Hasan Gerashi who played with Al Hala 26 games and averaged 14.5ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.8apg, The American center Loren Woods (218-C-78, college: Arizo... [read more]

Al Ahli Club management has made a big changes in the team during the break, the club loaned three players from Al Hala for rest of season after Al Hala season finished by losing in Cup Competition against Al-Ittihad, the 3 players are: The guard Hussain Salman who played with Al Hala 24 games and averaged 8ppg, 2rpg, 4.5apg, 1.5spgThe swingman Hasan Gerashi who played with Al Hala 26 games and averaged 14.5ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.8apg, The American center Loren Woods (218-C-78, college: Arizona) who played with Al Hala 27 games and averaged 21.4ppg, 18.6rpg, 2.1apg, 3.1bpgThe club also has released the 4th import this season the American forward John Bohannon (210-F-91, college: UTEP) who played with the team 2 games and averaged 22.5ppg, 15.5rpg, 3apg, 1.5bpg, 1.5spg.Not forget to mention that the club has parted away with the American coach of the team Aaron McCarthy who leaded the team to the 2nd position in the regular season "you can read the recent interview with coach Aaron on the following link http://www.asia-basket.com/Bahrain/news/526237" and signed with the Cypriot coach Pantelis Gavriel .

Al-Muharraq (Premier League) added to their roster Jawad Abdulla. He started the season at Al-Nweidrat (Premier League). In 26 games he recorded 8.3ppg, 3.7rpg, 5.7apg and 1.4spg this season. The last season Abdulla played also at Al-Nweidrat. He helped his team to make it to the Cup Final in 2017. By Eurobasket Data Center Check also Complete Transfers List in Bahrain [read more]

Al-Muharraq (Premier League) added to their roster Jawad Abdulla. He started the season at Al-Nweidrat (Premier League). In 26 games he recorded 8.3ppg, 3.7rpg, 5.7apg and 1.4spg this season. The last season Abdulla played also at Al-Nweidrat. He helped his team to make it to the Cup Final in 2017.

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